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"Daydream Believer" is a song composed by American songwriter John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. It was recorded by the Monkees , with Davy Jones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart .
John Coburn Stewart (September 5, 1939 – January 19, 2008) was an American songwriter and singer. He is known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the 1960s while with the Kingston Trio (1961–1967) and as a popular music songwriter of the Monkees' No. 1 hit "Daydream Believer" and his own No. 5 hit "Gold" during a solo career spanning 40 years that included almost ...
From the MTV music video The Monkees Christmas Medley "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" - recorded live 8/31/2001 at the Sun Theater (Anaheim, CA) 2001 Carl Smith, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner Peter Tork Not included on the 2003 CD "The Monkees: Live Summer Tour" but was included on the DVD of the concert "I Got a Woman"
The single's B-side, "Take a Giant Step," later appeared as the closing track on Side 1 of the Monkees' debut album. [13] Micky Dolenz performed lead vocals. [13]The song is presented as a plea to a heartbroken girl to move on from her past romantic disappointments and to "learn to live again at last" by "taking a giant step outside your mind."
The Lonesome Picker Rides Again is the fourth album by the folk musician John Stewart, a former member of The Kingston Trio, released in 1971. [2] The album contains Stewart's own recording of "Daydream Believer", a song he wrote for The Monkees.
With Diamond's "I'm a Believer" already a hit (the top-selling American single of 1967 and of the Monkees' career), Kirshner afforded Diamond the first chance to write a follow-up single. Kirshner persuaded Davy Jones to fly to New York in February 1967 to record a solo session with producer Jeff Barry , who produced Diamond's newest offerings ...
Daydream Believer and Other Hits is a budget-price Monkees compilation released in 1998. It contained 10 of The Monkees' greatest hits, plus lesser-known classics. The album did not include any material from the 1980s or 1990s reunions, focusing strictly on the band's 1960s output.
Headquarters is the third studio album by the American pop rock band the Monkees, released in 1967 by Colgems Records.It was issued after the first season of their television series had concluded and was the first album on which the group members made substantial songwriting and instrumental contributions, rather than relying on session musicians and professional songwriters.